Vancouverite Posted November 27, 2011 Report Posted November 27, 2011 I heard this somewhere, when he told some demonstrators, "Come on, get off your asses; get a job". Can someone point me to a video where he said that? I think I heard that quote on "The Greatest Canadians", though I'm not sure. Thanks for your help. Quote
Tilter Posted November 27, 2011 Report Posted November 27, 2011 (edited) I heard this somewhere, when he told some demonstrators, "Come on, get off your asses; get a job". . Can someone point me to a video where he said that? I think I heard that quote on "The Greatest Canadians", though I'm not sure. Thanks for your help. Trudeau may also have said it . I know that a few prominent Americans have used the same phrase alto the usefulness of the statement to a bunch of lazy "remittance" men/women is sincerely in doubt. Sounds like sound advise to me. Of course it would cut down on the hang time & drug party participation known as "occupy", and, once off the parent's allowance these junkies could develop into citizens instead of leeches. Edited November 27, 2011 by Tilter Quote
Guest Manny Posted November 27, 2011 Report Posted November 27, 2011 My cousin Alfredo who has a degree in pyhsics just got a job. He's flippin burgers... Quote
Vancouverite Posted November 27, 2011 Author Report Posted November 27, 2011 He did it well - the way I remember, he was charming when he said it, which is a better approach. Quote
Argus Posted November 27, 2011 Report Posted November 27, 2011 My cousin Alfredo who has a degree in pyhsics just got a job. He's flippin burgers... My first job out of college was security guard. You think because you have an education the world is going to come knocking? Nope. You need time and effort to work your way into the system -- unless, of course, you have connections. Quote "A liberal is someone who claims to be open to all points of view — and then is surprised and offended to find there are other points of view.” William F Buckley
Michael Hardner Posted November 27, 2011 Report Posted November 27, 2011 My first job out of college was security guard. You think because you have an education the world is going to come knocking? Nope. You need time and effort to work your way into the system -- unless, of course, you have connections. Very true, but this also speaks to the misconception that education=jobs across the board. Quote Click to learn why Climate Change is caused by HUMANS Michael Hardner
Guest Manny Posted November 27, 2011 Report Posted November 27, 2011 My first job out of college was security guard. You think because you have an education the world is going to come knocking? Nope. You need time and effort to work your way into the system -- unless, of course, you have connections. True, so he will have to hope and keep trying. Most of his friends are out of work, but at least he's making some money... I think the best job in this country is working for the Federalis. Nice easy job with good pay, and reliable. Once you're in there you're set for life man! But like you said you have to have connections to get in. Quote
Guest Manny Posted November 27, 2011 Report Posted November 27, 2011 Very true, but this also speaks to the misconception that education=jobs across the board. Yeah especially now because so many people just got laid off. That's why Trudeau is a jackass. He's got the best job, and he's telling other people with good education to go to work as a security gaurd, or make hamburgers... Quote
Guest American Woman Posted November 27, 2011 Report Posted November 27, 2011 Yeah especially now because so many people just got laid off. That's why Trudeau is a jackass. He's got the best job, and he's telling other people with good education to go to work as a security gaurd, or make hamburgers... Do you have a source for this? Quote
Evening Star Posted November 27, 2011 Report Posted November 27, 2011 Yeah especially now because so many people just got laid off. That's why Trudeau is a jackass. He's got the best job, and he's telling other people with good education to go to work as a security gaurd, or make hamburgers... Wait, what was the context for this quote? I haven't heard this before either. xpost with AW Quote
Jack Weber Posted November 27, 2011 Report Posted November 27, 2011 Wait, what was the context for this quote? I haven't heard this before either. xpost with AW The context of the quote was something Trudeau said back in the early '70's during the energy crisis and unemployment was rising... It's true that Trudeau was a jackass...He held back his best jackassery for seperatists in Quebec!!! Quote The beatings will continue until morale improves!!!
Topaz Posted November 27, 2011 Report Posted November 27, 2011 My first job out of college was security guard. You think because you have an education the world is going to come knocking? Nope. You need time and effort to work your way into the system -- unless, of course, you have connections. Connections seem to work better than education too. Just look at some the people hired by the governments all have connections. Quote
Newfoundlander Posted November 27, 2011 Report Posted November 27, 2011 True, so he will have to hope and keep trying. Most of his friends are out of work, but at least he's making some money... I think the best job in this country is working for the Federalis. Nice easy job with good pay, and reliable. Once you're in there you're set for life man! But like you said you have to have connections to get in. Not really, there are thousands and thousands of people currently getting laid off with the federal government. Quote
fellowtraveller Posted November 28, 2011 Report Posted November 28, 2011 If he actually said it, Pierre should have taken that advice himself and gotten a job. His 'career' consisted of being a student for many years, pretending to work as a lawyer, a few months as a soldier until booted out, a few months as a civil servant, then a half assed appointment as a law professor until he entered a lifetime of politics. He came from wealth and never broke a sweat earning a nickel in his life. Quote The government should do something.
fellowtraveller Posted November 28, 2011 Report Posted November 28, 2011 there are thousands and thousands of people perhaps 6000 out of a workforce of about 280,000. It is nothing, really, compared to what ordinary Candians are and have faced. Quote The government should do something.
Evening Star Posted November 28, 2011 Report Posted November 28, 2011 (edited) half assed appointment as a law professor What made it half-assed? Being a professor is a lot of work! (That said, I do agree that it's pretty obnoxious to say this in a tough time, especially when your Dad's a millionaire. I'd want to read a bit more about what the context was, though: whether the protesters were being obnoxious in the first place, etc) Edited November 28, 2011 by Evening Star Quote
Guest Manny Posted November 28, 2011 Report Posted November 28, 2011 perhaps 6000 out of a workforce of about 280,000. It is nothing, really, compared to what ordinary Candians are and have faced. My comment is in relation to tilter, who expanded on the OP to include criticism of the "occupy" movement. Telling people to get a job is fine, and makes complete sense. Of course, when thousands have lost their jobs, and economy is crippled by thieves like in the Madoff scandal, life savings gone, banks gone, money for social services used to keep companies afloat, who then turn around and lay off thousands, it's kind of insensitive. Quote
fellowtraveller Posted November 28, 2011 Report Posted November 28, 2011 What made it half-assed? Being a professor is a lot of work! What makes it half assed is that he was a dilettante for the first 50 years of his life, he didn't need the money, only did it a few years likley out of boredom. He just played at life for the first half century or so. Very few of us have that kind of luxury.Get a job indeed. Quote The government should do something.
Tilter Posted November 30, 2011 Report Posted November 30, 2011 Yeah especially now because so many people just got laid off. That's why Trudeau is a jackass. He's got the best job, and he's telling other people with good education to go to work as a security gaurd, or make hamburgers... AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH we're talking Pierre Trudeaux here not the bearded one so you should have said That's why Trudeau is a jackass. He's got the best job DEAD Quote
Guest Manny Posted November 30, 2011 Report Posted November 30, 2011 AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH we're talking Pierre Trudeaux here not the bearded one so you should have said What does it matter? I know he's dead. Some of my posts are intended to be metaphors directed at the poster I'm replying to. If you worked for the federal government, you'd know exactly what I meant, and who I was actually talking to. Quote
Guest Manny Posted November 30, 2011 Report Posted November 30, 2011 What makes it half assed is that he was a dilettante for the first 50 years of his life, he didn't need the money, only did it a few years likley out of boredom. He just played at life for the first half century or so. Very few of us have that kind of luxury. Get a job indeed. Yes exactly, and why the parallels to todays Occupy, "hey, get a job" are equally hypocritical coming from the haves, toward the have-nots. Quote
fellowtraveller Posted November 30, 2011 Report Posted November 30, 2011 Yes exactly, and why the parallels to todays Occupy, "hey, get a job" are equally hypocritical coming from the haves, toward the have-nots Do you think that the people who provided us with the Occupy street theater are 'have nots'? Quote The government should do something.
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